Green Monster Veggie Burger

You don’t feel like eating your veggies today? No problem, just eat this green monster veggie burger with grilled eggplant, red bell pepper, and vegan sun-dried tomato mayonnaise instead. It’s not only super delicious but also packed with tons of vitamins and minerals. Who knew that a burger could be this healthy?! I’ve wanted to make a green veggie burger patty for such a long time, but my list of delicious vegan things to make gets longer and longer every day, so it took me quite a while to finally make such a green burger. I probably could live off this list for years to come. Haha! Hard to believe that a lot of people still think vegan food is all boring and plain.

But back to the green monster veggie burger. The veggie patty is made of broccoli, peas, kale, and celery. I cooked all veggies in the same pot and then transferred them to my food processor once they were cooked. Make sure to leave some texture, so turn your blender to the lowest level possible and check the mixture after a couple of seconds. I used an Omniblend and it takes only about 30 seconds until it’s all mushy, so pay attention when using a heavy duty blender.

Once the veggies were blended, I added the dry ingredients. To make the veggies stick together to form patties, I used rolled oats and bread crumbs. I also chopped a small onion and sautéed it together with two cloves of garlic. I know that sounds like a lot of garlic, but you really won’t taste it. To give the vegan burger patties an extra boost of nutrients, especially omega-3 fatty acids, I stirred in some chopped walnuts. They are also great to give the burger some more texture.

I seasoned the green monster veggie burger with an Italian seasoning mix (oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, and parsley), mustard, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. If you want the vegan kale burgers to be soy-free, just leave out the soy sauce and use some more Italian herbs and mustard instead.

For the topping, I used grilled eggplant and red bell pepper as well as homemade vegan sun-dried tomatoes mayonnaise. I’m sure this burger is also great to trick kids into eating their green vegetables. Apart from the color, they would probably never guess what’s hidden in this veggie burger. There sure is a good reason for calling it green monster veggie burger. ;-)

I hope you like the recipe for this vegan burger. Have a great start into the week! As always, I love hearing from you guys! :-)

Bring a medium pot of water to boil. First put in the kale, after two minutes add the frozen peas and cook for seven minutes. Two minutes before time is up add the broccoli florets. Drain and set aside to cool off a bit before you transfer it to a food processor.

In the meantime, heat some olive oil in a small pan and sauté the onion for 2-3 minutes. Then add the minced garlic and cook for another minute.

Place the cooked vegetables together with the chopped celery into a food processor and process for a couple of seconds. Make sure to leave some texture. Place in a medium bowl and stir in the oats, breadcrumbs, walnuts, and sautéed onion and garlic. Season with the Italian spice mix, soy sauce, mustard, salt, and black pepper.

Form four burger patties and set aside.

Then make the sun-dried tomato mayonnaise: Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and stir in the vegan mayonnaise.

Cut the eggplant and red bell pepper into thin slices. Heat some olive oil in a griddle pan and roast them gently for 3-4 minutes until they are lightly brown.

In a large pan, heat some oil and cook the green monster veggie patties for 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve them on a burger bun with lettuce, the grilled veggies, and the sun-dried tomato mayonnaise.

Comments

This looks incredible, Sina!!! I love the idea of a GREEN burger. So much nutrition packed into each bite! I am definitely going to try these! What a fun way to get the kids to eat their veggies! Oh, and that mayo……drool…..

Thanks, Jenn! :-) So glad you like it! I’ve wanted to make this for like ever, but my list of things to try gets longer and longer every day, so it took me quite a while. But I was so happy that they turned out this great at the first try!

These look just amazing Sina! The color is amazing! I love both kale and peas and make a pesto out of those ingredients and it sounds even more amazing as a burger! Love the addition of the broccoli. So flavorful and so healthy at the same time!

These are gorgeous, Sina! I’ve never had a veggie burger like this, but I have all of the ingredients in my kitchen. I might just make them for dinner tonight. And two cloves of garlic doesn’t seem like much at all. :)

Veggies are so much better in the form of a bun surrounded by bread and condiments! I love the veggies in here, kale, peas, and broccoli are some of my faves, but the oats are what really has me intrigued! I’ve never thought of oats as a dry ingredient in veggie patties, but I love them in everything so great idea :)

I love the look of those burgers! Also, that they actually hold together although they are so veggie heavy – I have nothing more than burger patties that don’t hold up :D Getting hungry looking at this burger!

Thanks, Kat! :-) I was also a bit skeptical at first if they would hold together, but I added rolled oats and breadcrumbs and it worked out really well. :-) I totally agree with you, burger patties that fall apart suck so much! Haha! Sorry for making you hungry. ;-)

My Word! Now THIS is a burger!!! I am literally drooling all over myself staring at your pictures! Totally in love with this veggie burger! LOVE the kale, pea and broccoli mixture for the patty! And those toppings – eggplant, red bell, and sun-dried tomato mayo?? Crazy Deliciousness! Pinned! This has GOT to happen in my kitchen STAT! Cheers to a lovely day! ;)

Thanks so much, Cheyanne! So great to hear that you like it! I’ve wanted to try a green veggie patty for like ever and I was so glad that it turned out so delicious at the first try. :-) At first, I was a bit skeptical if the patty would hold together, but I used oats and breadcrumbs and it was no problem at all. If you make it, let me know how you liked it. ;-)

Wow! Just wow! You are a woman after my own heart. How can I make this meal about veggies? Covered! I love that there is broccoli in here. I think that is the veggie I eat the least. That needs to change. Simply delicious.

Thanks, Howie! :-) I was wondering about that too before I made it. It’s really important that you leave some texture and don’t blend the veggies too much. I also added rolled oats and chopped walnuts for more texture.

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Omg! So delish!! Kids loved them too! Only one thing! I can’t seem to get any veggie burger I make to stay together! I was so hopeful for these and they did hold together better than most but what am I doing wrong?!

Thanks, Andréa! So glad you guys enjoyed them! :-) I know it’s a bit tricky with homemade veggie burgers. They usually won’t hold together as well as real beef burgers or store-bought vegan patties, but oats and bread crumbs usually help.

What a fabulous burger! It turned out awesome!! And it was SUPER filling. We replaced the eggplant with zucchini and was great. I will be saving this recipe – thank you for sharing!
I took a photo:https://www.instagram.com/p/BFL5PdCPIFG/

Hi, Thanks for stopping by! I'm Sina and this is my recipe blog where I share heavenly simple and sinfully delicious vegan recipes.

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